Want Something?
When you want to achieve something and need to collaborate with other
people, then consider Ideas-Shared!
Ideas-Shared is an amazing new hosted solution that anyone can
use to create unlimited collaborative activity with other people. All
you need is an internet connection to get started!
To learn more, please watch our Video Tour:
Ideas-Shared Update
We’ve been busy at Ideas-Shared HQ putting together the final functionality of the community; and as we’re nearing the completion of the site it’s time to reflect just what we’ve created.
You’d be mistaken to think that Ideas-Shared is just an ideas site; in reality it is so much more and that has been our challenge.
We wanted to create a community without boundaries; one where everyone online could gain a purposeful experience with tangible benefits.
The Internet offers so much instantaneous gratification yet it is still a highly fragmented environment. We can bring together so many elements, so many people who can feed off of each other whilst undertaking many interesting projects.
We don’t just do ideas, we enable teamwork and collaboration to overcome challenges and we also offer petitions to get things changed.
Like every great entity, we never seems to be totally finished and there are a few more things that we are going to add to the site. These should be available over the next week or so and then our development will finally be over; at least for a while!
Now our journey goes from development to marketing as we look to get our site in front of and used by millions of people.
Whatever the future, we’re focussed on bringing you and all our visitors a lot of value and pleasure from the utilisation of our tools.
We’ll try and keep our blog updated moreover as we continue our journey; and if you’ve not logged in to see what all the fuss is about, do it now and be amazed at what can be achieved by a small and dedicated team.
Happy New Year 2012
As we say farewell to 2011 and look to welcome in 2012, one thing is
abundantly clear. It is time for change!
It is time the World moved on and it is time that all the people
of the World start to create the environment across all society that
sustains our planet and improves the monetary situation of all
people.
For too long we have become slaves to money, and a few powerful
individuals are in control of the welfare of billions.
It is obvious that the massive debt so prevalent in many
countries can never be paid back. We should use the time given to us
in 2012 to make the changes in our communities, businesses and
families that bring genuine benefits to all.
Ideas-Shared can help give all of us a voice to make change
possible! All you need to do, is take the first step and join us, then
get involved and choose those areas in which you would like to
contribute.
With that, enjoy what is left of the Christmas Festivities and
have a very safe, healthy and prosperous, happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Is Online Marketing Destroying Social Networking?
Is Online Marketing Destroying Social Networking?
WOW, now that's an interesting question and one that is being
asked throughout the web!
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with online marketing or
internet marketing as a process. But what is wrong are the numerous
claims that are made about certain products being sold through this
medium as effectively the best thing since sliced bread... which they
clearly aren't!
Clearly, the Internet has drawn a lot of people online to sell
products... and the only real view of a product quality or value is
the refund or the opt out.
But what has that to do with social media or social networking?
Clearly, when you have a market as big as social networking,
it's obvious that advertisers are going to spend a lot of money trying
to get to those customers.
However, internet marketers and business in general is missing
out on the real opportunity for developing real trust and two way
buyer/seller collaboration and communication using a hybrid of social
media!
Imagine these two scenario's:
Scenario 1: Online Marketing
A seller creates a website and advertises his/her product using
the latest internet marketing techniques. A potential buyer sees the
ad and subscribes to an email. The buyer is now going to get up to 7
emails with videos and great ad copy telling them how great the
product is; they might even get some incentives to buy and possibly
even some 'valuable' bonuses... the buyer then pays the money and the
product is electronically or physically delivered. The buyer will
review the product and either obtains value from it or request a
refund. The seller may continue to market to the buyer through
up-sells or cross-selling other products until eventually that person
unsubscribes or is removed from the list.
Notice in these types of arrangements there is no real 2 way
communication or 2 way relationship where the buyer can influence the
seller. Its a very reactive (yet highly lucrative) process that
usually favours the seller.
Scenario 2: Social Media
In this scenario we can look at the process social media has in
the selling process.
This time a seller creates a website on a social media site and
through his/her efforts attracts people to the site where he/she
advertises products/links through to a sales site. In addition, he/she
has an area of their site set aside for existing customers to offer
content, testimonials etc that say how great the product is (or isn't)
and that place enables two way communication and relationship
development.
Now the potential buyer sees the web page/landing page and
joins a group. The buyer is now eligible to see all the content the
seller and other buyers have added... and yes, it might even show
videos and provide incentives to buy and possibly even some 'valuable'
bonuses... again the buyer pays the money and the product is
electronically or physically delivered.
The buyer reviews the
product and either obtains value from it or request a refund.
But this time, throughout the entire process, the seller enables
all of his/her customers to come together and discuss products, advise
challenges and give ideas.
This process builds the relationship and trust so that the buyer
doesn't need to be sold to. In these types of arrangements there is
real 2 way
communication and 2 way relationships where the buyer most definitely
influences the
seller. It's a very proactive process that favours both the buyer and
the seller.
In this example, you'll see that it's not internet marketing
that driving the process but social media itself!
That's the value of having the right process involved in your
communications and selling process. And that's where Ideas-Shared
comes in... because we're first and foremost a resource that drives
the situation as in scenario two above.
All you need to do is join us and get started being proactive
with your clients/customers/buyers! If you've a great product and
great service then you've nothing to lose and everything to gain!
So join today - http://www.ideas-shared.com!
It's free!
Quote of the Day
“The future of social media and thus Ideas-Shared is to be a key provider of social enterprise solution realisation. Merging individuals, communities, authorities and businesses to develop ideas, overcome challenges and petition for change in a structured way that takes social media to new heights. Ideas-Shared is all about effecting problem solving and change with potentially hundreds and thousands of people who each come together in small, medium and large groups to support their own specific but mutual goals.”
Quote by Bob
Thompson Co-Founder, November 2011
Ideas-Shared Beyond the Boundary and for All Occasions
Social media is
fundamentally based on the premise that people freely
share information and data.
Ideas-Shared takes this basic fundamental and structures it around both work and play. It is the tool for the development of ideas and overcoming of challenges both in personal and business life.
Ideas-Shared connects the intelligence of 2.1 billion people so that many specific outcomes can be achieved.
Ideas-Shared is
truly a community and application for everyone!
Forrester Prediction Comes True!
Ideas-Shared helps users drive forth innovation and development across business, in communities including schools, clubs and charities as well as across their circle of family, friends and acquaintances.
According to Forrester, a technology and market research company, social networks could become more powerful in building brands and relationships than corporate websites and customer relationship management systems. In what Forrester calls “the era of social context”, sites will start to recognize personal identities and social relationships to deliver customized online experiences.
Ideas-Shared with its combination of tools delivers exactly what Forrester has predicted.
The Power of Collaboration
In our lives, we're taught to live in many small boxes. These boxes
represent individual ideas, thoughts and beliefs that do not always
correlate with the ideas, thoughts and beliefs of others.
This causes stress and pain in the World and can leave you
feeling isolated.
Have you ever heard of the phrase 'divide and conquer'?
Quite simply when people are divided by thought and deed it is
easy for others to conquer them. But when people rise up and
collaborate it becomes very difficult to conquer them.
Just look at what's happens in Libya recently.
For years the Libyan Regime has led its people down a path of
struggle and strife. It led to the deaths of many innocent people...
How much a part the Internet played in galvanising popular
support, but it's likely that it did play some part in bringing the
people together to achieve their aims.
That principle of collaboration to achieve a particular aim is
exactly what Ideas-Shared is built on. It is here that all
people of the World can congregate, discuss, choose how they want to
collaborate in a way that makes their home life, their community and
their business better.
Collaboration is the key to over-turning many injustices and
improving the quality of life for so many people.
That collaboration is needed in so many countries including the
UK where we live. Now that collaboration isn't just a political or
ideological collaboration; this collaboration is one where we as
communities come together to solve everyday problems.
Cash is tight, taxation is simply not enough to cover all
government costs, there is economic unrest and unprecedented debt both
at a national level and also at a individual family level.
Throughout all this, we still need to find people to help us in
our daily lives, whether at home, school, in clubs, charities,
councils or business.
The question each of us as individual need to ask is whether or
not to come together and collaborate to over come those issues that
blight our lives? Or should we just sit back and turn the other
cheek?
Clearly by coming together, by collaborating together things can
happen... what these are will depend on the strength of feeling of all
concerned, but the offer and potential is there if you're willing to
take it.
By joining Ideas-Shared you open up the potential to collaborate
with others to achieve a particular purpose either now or in the
future.
There is no cost to use our tools to drive change or connect
with people do achieve something... all you need is a willingness to
overturn an injustice or to make an improvement!
Do you have the commitment and resilience to do something
positive today? Are you willing to look outside the box and do things
differently?
If so then you need to join our community this very instance!
The future needs our help... our kids need our help, so let's start to
collaborate in a hundred and one different programmes to make our
homes, communities and business better tomorrow!
Anything is achievable if only we open our eye to the potential
and start to collaborate!
Join Ideas-Shared today and make a difference tomorrow! Here's
the URL http://www.ideas-shared.com!
Ideas-Shared Shouts Simple Participation and Action!
Ideas-Shared is a free platform that allows for individuals to come
together to develop ideas and overcome challenges. It's also a place
for individuals to obtain agreement prior to taking some kind of
particular action.
These actions are needed right throughout society and business
in order to get things done!
In many instances, these ideas and challenges stem from
individuals with opposing views. That doesn't mean to say one should
put up the shutters and ignore the other party... nor should it mean
that decisions are made when most people are against those decisions!
The problem is, society has created many organisations, quangos,
committees... that talk too much... waste a lot of time... do not
bring the majority of people with them... many have their own agendas
that often result in very little actually happening!
What Ideas-Shared strives for is collaboration, transparency and
action between those that have a real interest in a particular topic.
Anyone can start a topic... anyone can create a group and invite
others to help... there are no limits to participation and there is no
cost!
Action groups, clubs, charities, schools, parents, business
people, politicians, authorities... in fact anyone can join and help
or request to be helped!
Here at www.ideas-shared.com we
invite people from all walks of life to get involved in whatever they
want, there's no politics, no nonsense, no bull! Just straight forward
discussions to achieve something that you think has value.
So come on, what are you waiting for?
Ideas-Shared invites everyone to get involved!
Ideas-Shared invites people from all over the World to collaborate like never before!
Using our integrated tools, individuals, families, communities (including schools and charities), business and authorities can openly debate the issues that matter most to everyone.
Eighteen months in development, Ideas-Shared has been a passion of Ivar Ingimarsson and Bob Thompson. What’s extraordinary is that Ivar and Bob only came together when taking their sons to school.
Ivar goes on to say “I shared my ideas with Bob and now we have a wonderful tool for everyone to use. It’s been a challenge given we’re only a small team, but we made it in the end!”
And what a feat of web development Ideas-Shared is… with Individual, Global and Custom Modules specifically created to develop ideas, overcome challenges as well as petition for change.
It’s a unique combination that will be launched officially in January 2012.
Bob goes on to say “Ideas-Shared is nearing completion of development, but that’s not the end. Now we’re positioning Ideas-Shared as a tool for everyone to get involved and share!”
Ideas-Shared is free to join and doesn’t cost a penny!
And with the potential to create massive benefit in so many ways locally, nationally and globally, it really is exciting times ahead for everyone involved!
To see what all the fuss will be about, please go
to http://www.ideas-shared.com and
book yourself a ringside seat!
